While Caydance read about how Southern California-born General George S. Patton trained U.S. soldiers at camps in the Mojave and Sonoran deserts, Griff reviewed his starters. Inspired by his wife's reading, he began with the Offensive Line and the Tight End.

LT Jamaar Kahlil Purcell, Montclair, New Jersey
LG Leonidas Joaquin Rodriguez, Miami, Florida
C Wyatt Barker "Big Dog", Salt Lake City, Utah
RT Kyrone Arnet Berryman, Jersey Shore
RG Kamaha’o Mahelona, Manoa, Hawaii
TE Caesar Jose Ortega, Bakersfield, Califorrnia

At this point, the lineup had the scope of an epic poem.

His starting Quarterback was River Angelos, Sophomore from Concord, California. At 5'9", River was short for a Quarterback, but he had a strong accurate arm. With surprising velocity, he could throw for distance. He had pocket presence and mobility; and when the situation called for this, he could run with the ball.

Starting Running Backs were Gerald Sun, Los Angeles; and when he was ready, Dick (B2) Beatie, Truckee, California. With an uncanny sense of timing and the seemingly invisible way he slipped through gigantic linebackers, Sun could run the exact distance needed and somehow get up unharmed when monster tackles took him down. When for short yardage gains, plowing through a crowd of burly men was needed, the ball went to B2, who -- time after time -- moved the chains to an improbable first down.

arrow Griff went to the refrigerator for another beer. It was time to review his Wide Receivers.